Whitefish, Montana

Whitefish
Whitefish
City
	Looking north from downtown Whitefish
	Seal
	Motto: "Montana's outdoor recreation playground"
	Location of Whitefish, Montana
	Coordinates: 48°24′42″N 114°20′24″W / 48.41167°N 114.34000°W
Country	United States
State	Montana
County	Flathead
Government
• Mayor	Matt Rock
Area
• Total	12.36 sq mi (32.00 km2)
• Land	6.99 sq mi (18.09 km2)
• Water	5.37 sq mi (13.91 km2)
Elevation	3,028 ft (923 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	7,751
• Density	1,109.50/sq mi (428.40/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP code	59937
Area code	406
FIPS code	30-79825
GNIS feature ID	0793219
Website	Official website

Whitefish (Salish: epɫx̣ʷy̓u, "has whitefish"^[5]) is a city in Flathead County, Montana, United States. According to the 2020 United States Census, there were 7,751 people in the city.^[6]

^ "Official Website of Whitefish Montana". Official Website of Whitefish Montana. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whitefish, Montana
^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
^ Tachini, Pete; Louie Adams, Sophie Mays, Mary Lucy Parker, Johnny Arlee, Frances Vanderburg, Lucy Vanderburg, Diana Christopher-Cote (1998). nyoʻnuntn q̓éymin, Flathead Nation Salish dictionary. Pablo, Montana: Bilingual Education Department, Salish Kootenai College. p. 161.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 2, 2021.